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of course barack obama say vorring -- savoring another victory. >> mark matthews is live with the obama campaign in chicago tonight. mark? >> the president is still on the stage. i don't know if you can see there he is just walking off now. he has been on the stage for a good while, about 30 minutes as he spoke to the crowd here. let me take you back and show you the reaction from this audience when the final tally came in that put him over the top. >> the crowd in this hall just erupted. there are an estimated 10,000 people, maybe 18,000. i'm telling you, it sounded like an army in here. when he went over the top, this place went crazy. the joint was jumpin. and then when the president walked out and began his speech another huge eruption from the crowd. the president walking out from stage left taking the podium first with his family and then by himself talking about the future. >> we are greater than the sum of our individual ambitions, and we remain more than a collection of red states and blue states. we are and forever will be the united states of america, and together with your h
of course barack obama say vorring -- savoring another victory. >> mark matthews is live with the obama campaign in chicago tonight. mark? >> the president is still on the stage. i don't know if you can see there he is just walking off now. he has been on the stage for a good while, about 30 minutes as he spoke to the crowd here. let me take you back and show you the reaction from this audience when the final tally came in that put him over the top. >> the crowd in this hall...
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. >> president obama in oakland tonight. speaking to a crowd of cheering supporters at the fox theater while outside protestors made their opinions heard. good evening everyone. >> the president is at his hotel in san francisco for the night. but he spent much of the evening at the fox theater in oakland talking with supporters and taking their money for his campaign. live team coverage of the president visit. those happy to see them and those who are not. we start with 7 news reporter lillian kim with what president obama told the crowd tonight. lillian? >>reporter: it's not often when the president makes a trip to oakland but he did tonight. his supporters here were thrilled. >> hi. hello oakland. >>reporter: the president appeared before an adoring crowd inside oakland fox theater. mr. obama got standing ovation that lasted more than 2 minutes. >> i might want to just stop here. what a nice reception. thank you so much. it is great to be in oakland, california. [applause]. >>reporter: about 2,000 people paid at least 100
. >> president obama in oakland tonight. speaking to a crowd of cheering supporters at the fox theater while outside protestors made their opinions heard. good evening everyone. >> the president is at his hotel in san francisco for the night. but he spent much of the evening at the fox theater in oakland talking with supporters and taking their money for his campaign. live team coverage of the president visit. those happy to see them and those who are not. we start with 7 news...
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obama was without the facts. >> quite frankly obama looked like he was flownderring. floppedderring. he -- flownderring. he didn't know what to say. >> that was one of the best debate performances in a generation. >> of course there is no way to really score tonight. it is all a matter of personal politics. reporting live in san francisco, leslie brinkley, abc7 news. >> thanks, leslie. and if you missed the debate you can still see it by going to abc7news.com. we have a link for you on the front page. >>> and mitt romney struck a nerve with social media when he said he would eliminate the subsidee for the public broadcast system. >> i am going to stop the subsidee to pbs and other things. i like pbs. i like big bird. >> somebody started a fire big bird twitter account. in a half hour they had 9900 followers. thought to be outdone somebody started a facebook page called big bird for president. the next debate takes place a week from tomorrow in danville, kentucky when vice president joe biden and congressman paul ryan face-off. we will air that debate starting at 6:00.
obama was without the facts. >> quite frankly obama looked like he was flownderring. floppedderring. he -- flownderring. he didn't know what to say. >> that was one of the best debate performances in a generation. >> of course there is no way to really score tonight. it is all a matter of personal politics. reporting live in san francisco, leslie brinkley, abc7 news. >> thanks, leslie. and if you missed the debate you can still see it by going to abc7news.com. we have a...
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it happened after president obama said he was the biggest pizza shop owner he had ever seen. in 58 days america will go to the polls, but the race will likely hinge on a few key states. abc news reporter anne compton has the latest. >> reporter: at the last stop on his two-day battleground state tour, he told the west paul beach crowd that his fate is in their hands. >> if we win palm beach county we will win florida. and if we win florida we win this election. >> from mitt romney, it was obama care and what sounds like backing off the pledge for full repeal. >> i am not getting rid of all of health care reform. there are a number of things i like in health carrie form i will put in place. one is to make sure that those with preexisting conditions can get coverage. >> before the republican convention, a gal lop poll had governor romney at 47% and president obama at 46. now the gal lop -- gallop daily tracking found them with a five-point lead. they are ramping up their efforts in wisconsin. >> here in wisconsin we are not better off under president obama. >> governor romney w
it happened after president obama said he was the biggest pizza shop owner he had ever seen. in 58 days america will go to the polls, but the race will likely hinge on a few key states. abc news reporter anne compton has the latest. >> reporter: at the last stop on his two-day battleground state tour, he told the west paul beach crowd that his fate is in their hands. >> if we win palm beach county we will win florida. and if we win florida we win this election. >> from mitt...
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[applause] >> i think michelle obama? her brilliance really -- michelle obama in her brilliance laid it out. >> it was sincere and so real. you can't help but know it touches everybody. >> she did everything i thought she was going to do. we are fired up and ready to go. a great speech. >> a couple lines stick out. it is not about how much money we make, but the kind of impact we make on each other's lives. hope and opportunity were wound into it all. >> tomorrow night it is former president bill clinton's turn. he will place barack obama's name in nomination in one of the most anticipated speeches in the convention. mark matthews, abc muse. >> abc's live coverage from charlotte continues at 7:00 p.m. and a reminder that you can get instant updates from abc7 news political reporter mark matthews, obviously in charlotte by following him on our facebook page. mark is tweeting at matthews at abc7. >>> president obama watched the speech at the white house. he tweeted a picture of himself and his daughters, malia on the left a
[applause] >> i think michelle obama? her brilliance really -- michelle obama in her brilliance laid it out. >> it was sincere and so real. you can't help but know it touches everybody. >> she did everything i thought she was going to do. we are fired up and ready to go. a great speech. >> a couple lines stick out. it is not about how much money we make, but the kind of impact we make on each other's lives. hope and opportunity were wound into it all. >> tomorrow...
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. >> when i hear barack obama who doesn't know the difference between a general and an admiral when he made a mistake last week or calls a marine corpsman, i think that our chief doesn't have an idea. >> it costs thousands per couple. >>> president obama appeared at a campaign rally in have you vaw, one of the eight battleground states. he is expected to stop in the bay area for a fundraiser here on october 8th. >>> a charter jet carrying ann romney and secret service agents and a crew of three had to make an emergency landing in denver after an electrical
. >> when i hear barack obama who doesn't know the difference between a general and an admiral when he made a mistake last week or calls a marine corpsman, i think that our chief doesn't have an idea. >> it costs thousands per couple. >>> president obama appeared at a campaign rally in have you vaw, one of the eight battleground states. he is expected to stop in the bay area for a fundraiser here on october 8th. >>> a charter jet carrying ann romney and secret...
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supreme court today upheld president obama affordable health care act. the justice who was the swing vote was a surprise to a lot of observers. conservative chief justice john roberts voted with the liberal justices. president obama says the ruling is a victory for people all over the country. >> they have reaffirmed a fundamental principle that here in america the wealthiest nation on earth no illness or accident should lead to any family financial ruin. >>reporter: g.o.p. presidential candidate mitt romney says he will rae peel the affordable health care act if elected. >> what the court did today was say that obama care doesn't violate the constitution. what they did not do was say that obama care is good law. or good policy. >>reporter: here in california about 20 percent of the population is uninsured, roughly 70 million people. now with the affordable health care act as much as 15 about billion dollars a year in new federal funding slated to ariff to help implement it. bridge insurance program that cover low income people and with pre-existing cond
supreme court today upheld president obama affordable health care act. the justice who was the swing vote was a surprise to a lot of observers. conservative chief justice john roberts voted with the liberal justices. president obama says the ruling is a victory for people all over the country. >> they have reaffirmed a fundamental principle that here in america the wealthiest nation on earth no illness or accident should lead to any family financial ruin. >>reporter: g.o.p....
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lots of cheering supporters but president obama visit to san francisco also drew protestors. small group turned out in front of bill gram civic auditorium tonight code pink activist another and other anti-war group called on him to end the use of unman drone and withdraw troops from afghanistan. >> the visit brought out supporters of mitt romney who came to criticize the president handling of the economy. if [ yelling] [ yelling]. >>reporter: today the republican presidential nominee attended a rainy campaign rally in the ballots ground state of virginia offering his own harsh words on the president spending record. >> he would tip to spend a trillion i don't know dollars more than we take in every year. in my have you that's immoral and wrong. if i'm president ought united states i will cut federal spending cap it and finally get us on track to balanced budget. >> romney campaign has been reenergize following his strong debate performance last week. the poll are narrowing. president obama has now just a slight lead over his opponent with 4 week to go until election day. tigh
lots of cheering supporters but president obama visit to san francisco also drew protestors. small group turned out in front of bill gram civic auditorium tonight code pink activist another and other anti-war group called on him to end the use of unman drone and withdraw troops from afghanistan. >> the visit brought out supporters of mitt romney who came to criticize the president handling of the economy. if [ yelling] [ yelling]. >>reporter: today the republican presidential...
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president obama took the day off. he and the first lady are celebrating their 20th 20th anniversary today. the marital milestone fell on wednesday-october 3rd. the president was preoccupied. >> i just want to wish, sweety, you happy anniversary, and letout know a year from now we will not be celebrating in front of 40 million people. >> yesterday it was the runningg mate -- running mates. >> you have policy wonk in paul ryan, and joe biden, everyone's uncle. >> ama: president obama will be in the bay area next week for another fundraiser, taking part in a concert and rally monday at san francisco's bill graham auditorium. tickets start at $100 and go as high as $5,700. >> cal berkeley used tonight's homecoming football game to rededicate memorial stadium. ♪ >> since 1923 the stadium had been dedicated to all californiaons who died in world war 124e678 stadium recently re-opened after a $321 million renovation and is now dedicated to all californians who subray identifiesed their lives in service to the nags. leigh g
president obama took the day off. he and the first lady are celebrating their 20th 20th anniversary today. the marital milestone fell on wednesday-october 3rd. the president was preoccupied. >> i just want to wish, sweety, you happy anniversary, and letout know a year from now we will not be celebrating in front of 40 million people. >> yesterday it was the runningg mate -- running mates. >> you have policy wonk in paul ryan, and joe biden, everyone's uncle. >> ama:...
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president obama is staying overnight in san francisco. earlier today he visited with families of the victims of the colorado masacre. the president will attend and host fundraisers in oakland tomorrow. presumptive presidential nominee mitt romney was also in the bay area where he attended three fundraisers. and a grass fire in vacaville burned 75 acres before firefighters gained control. the eight-alarm blaze was dangerously close, but there was no damage. and in tracy a fire burned 97 acres before being contained. flames came up to the edge of the 580 freeway near coral hollow road. >>> turning now to the tragedy in colorado, police say suspect james holmes has lawyered up and is not cooperating. this on a day abc news received exclusive footage of holmes speaking at a science camp. >> people feel like they have a super power and i might let them have more fun diswhrie. was tape from six years ago. abc news the suspect might have sought mental health counsel -- counseling. david wright says experts may see something in that video. >> how
president obama is staying overnight in san francisco. earlier today he visited with families of the victims of the colorado masacre. the president will attend and host fundraisers in oakland tomorrow. presumptive presidential nominee mitt romney was also in the bay area where he attended three fundraisers. and a grass fire in vacaville burned 75 acres before firefighters gained control. the eight-alarm blaze was dangerously close, but there was no damage. and in tracy a fire burned 97 acres...
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president obama began a three-day tour with two stops in iowa. here's the latest on the race for the white house. reporter: just days before the democratic convention, president obama launched a road to charlotte tour in battlegrounds, iowa, trying to ride the wave he started four years ago, he is trying to ask the country not to let the republicans reverse the course. >> we got more doors of opportunity to open, to every single american who is willing to work hard and work through them. we have come too far to turn back now. reporter: it could be a tough sell with the unemployment rate at 8.3% and fears the ailing economy will relapse into a recession. g.o.p. presidential nominee romney told mr. obama dropped the ball. >> he was going to create more jobs, and today 23 million people are out of work or stopped working for work or underemployed. if you have a coach that is 0-23 million, you'd say it's time to get a new coach. >> romney's running mate tack the past and ran with it. tailgating at the miami of ohio to rally support before the season-
president obama began a three-day tour with two stops in iowa. here's the latest on the race for the white house. reporter: just days before the democratic convention, president obama launched a road to charlotte tour in battlegrounds, iowa, trying to ride the wave he started four years ago, he is trying to ask the country not to let the republicans reverse the course. >> we got more doors of opportunity to open, to every single american who is willing to work hard and work through them....
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president obama will visit louisiana tomorrow. he will meet with local officials, tour the damage and review the response and recovery efforts. five pilot whales are struggling for their lives after beaching themselves along with 17 other members of their pod. it was a helpless scene as beachgoers tried to help the whales back into the water. >> i want to show our kids. >> hopefully they will get relief and be back with their family. >> only five whales survived, and tonight they are being taken care of at a marine rehab center. they are a tight group and speculation is they followed a sick member of their pod on to the beach. oddly a similar event took place halfway around the world. 26 beached themselves. despite the rescuers, 16 died including three babies. marine experts are keeping an eye on the other whales that are currently in shallow water a few miles away. >>> just ahead, how the midwest drought could affect how much you pay for a popular movie snack. and do you have your phone bill out? the new charges you need to look
president obama will visit louisiana tomorrow. he will meet with local officials, tour the damage and review the response and recovery efforts. five pilot whales are struggling for their lives after beaching themselves along with 17 other members of their pod. it was a helpless scene as beachgoers tried to help the whales back into the water. >> i want to show our kids. >> hopefully they will get relief and be back with their family. >> only five whales survived, and tonight...
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often referred to as obama care, the act expands coverage to millions of americans. it also requires everyone to have health insurance. that's the individual mandate, and it is the portion of the act that experts believe may be most vulnerable to a legal challenge. jay the i team -- -- >>> and the i-team update of loss of assets because of budget cuts. the state says it has come up with a way to keep three mobile field hospitals for now. here is the i team's dan noyes with the latest. >> this is a mobile field hospital. california has three of them in case of a disaster. this recent earthquake drill near sacramento shows how the hospitals would be used from taking in patients to treating them and even performing surgeries. >> an earthquake would damage our medical infrastructure. and it would have very good use for a mobile field hospital. >> in 2006 the state purchased three of these mobile hospitals for $19 million. it cost another $1.7 million each year to house and maintain them. the state slashed the budget and the hospitals were all but gone. >> everyone agrees
often referred to as obama care, the act expands coverage to millions of americans. it also requires everyone to have health insurance. that's the individual mandate, and it is the portion of the act that experts believe may be most vulnerable to a legal challenge. jay the i team -- -- >>> and the i-team update of loss of assets because of budget cuts. the state says it has come up with a way to keep three mobile field hospitals for now. here is the i team's dan noyes with the latest....
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tracking polls show president barack obama leading romney nationally 50 to 47%. lillian, the final push for votes? reporter: it's been a mad dash to the finish line. the candidates, wives, and running mates, campaigned in a total of 12 states. >> the president's final campaign stop was in iowa, a key battleground state and also a sentimental place for the obamas. his win here in the 2008 caucus jump-started his first presidential bid. >> i've come back to iowa one more time to ask for your vote. i came back to ask you to help us finish what we've started. >> the next president of the united states. >> the romneys also went back to the state where it started for them. their final stop, manchester, new hampshire. also a target state. >> the question of this election comes town to this. do you want four more years like the last four years? >> your hometown chicago bears good enough to win the super bowl? >> yes, they are. >> earlier tonight candidates appeared on monday night football. while millions of voters heard their candidates talk about their favorite teams d
tracking polls show president barack obama leading romney nationally 50 to 47%. lillian, the final push for votes? reporter: it's been a mad dash to the finish line. the candidates, wives, and running mates, campaigned in a total of 12 states. >> the president's final campaign stop was in iowa, a key battleground state and also a sentimental place for the obamas. his win here in the 2008 caucus jump-started his first presidential bid. >> i've come back to iowa one more time to ask...
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. >>> president obama is taking an unprecedented stance. for the first time in -- an american president is publicly supporting same sex irnlg ma. >> -- same-sex marriage. >> it is important for me to uh official that i think same sex couples should be able to get married. >> president obama made the statement in an exclusive interview with robin roberts. much to the delight of gays and lesbians in the castro. >> i am pretty glad that he finally came out and said something clear and concise about it. >> it was pretty spectacular for us. >> the president's newly stated position in favor of same sakes marriage comes -- same same-sex marriage comes at a delicate time. his opponent said his stance has not changed. >> my view is that marriage is a relationship between a man and a woman, and that's my own preference. >> romney did not come out swinging after the president's change of heart. social conservatives like save california's president randy thomas son did. >> god, nature and whatever is in the best interest of children disagree with barac
. >>> president obama is taking an unprecedented stance. for the first time in -- an american president is publicly supporting same sex irnlg ma. >> -- same-sex marriage. >> it is important for me to uh official that i think same sex couples should be able to get married. >> president obama made the statement in an exclusive interview with robin roberts. much to the delight of gays and lesbians in the castro. >> i am pretty glad that he finally came out and said...
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four years ago, president obama won 67% of the hispanic vote. this year polls are indicating he could do even better. karen travers, abc news, washington. >>> due to bad weather nasa postponed the final flight of the space shuttle endeavor for 24 hours. it will now be tuesday when the endeavor piggybacks the jumbo jet and flies for a brief stopover. the endeavor, the youngest of the shuttle fleet flew 25 missions and circled earth more than 4600 times. and three crew members from the international spacestation are back home tonight. they landed about two hours ago in kazakstan after spending more than four months in space. this is video from the so souz space capsule as they undocked from the spacestation. they have been in orbit since may. >>> british royals william and kate arrived on the solomon islands today after the drama over the publication of topless photos of indicate overshadowed their trip. boob wood we bob woodruff was with them. >> a truck decorated as a war canoe. the legal battle with the tabloids just beginning back home. even t
four years ago, president obama won 67% of the hispanic vote. this year polls are indicating he could do even better. karen travers, abc news, washington. >>> due to bad weather nasa postponed the final flight of the space shuttle endeavor for 24 hours. it will now be tuesday when the endeavor piggybacks the jumbo jet and flies for a brief stopover. the endeavor, the youngest of the shuttle fleet flew 25 missions and circled earth more than 4600 times. and three crew members from the...
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and president obama urges people to get out and vote. the 2012 presidential election campaign is down to its last 24 hours. 25 hours. just one day until we elect a new president, and then the final push is on. the latest polls show it is a very tight race. abc news washington post poll shows president obama with a one-point lead over mitt romney and another poll shows the candidates in a dead heat with 48% each. and with time running out, both candidates are spending the last few hours making their pitch to voters. >> reporter: a frantic pace for mitt romney and president obama in the final stretch kris crossing the swing states. mitt romney, 14 stops in seven states and president obama 14 stops in eight states. the latest abc news washington post poll shows that the race is essentially deadlocked. 40 money% of likely voters support obama and 48% romney. >> the candidates and their running mates all made stops in the critical battle ground state of ohio. of course they had dual messages for voter. >> i know what real change looks like. i
and president obama urges people to get out and vote. the 2012 presidential election campaign is down to its last 24 hours. 25 hours. just one day until we elect a new president, and then the final push is on. the latest polls show it is a very tight race. abc news washington post poll shows president obama with a one-point lead over mitt romney and another poll shows the candidates in a dead heat with 48% each. and with time running out, both candidates are spending the last few hours making...
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obama to tears in the just released video. >> then later on "nightline". >> coming up next on "nightline". spent nearly 40 years behind bars for double murder he insist he did not commit. today he was set free. amazing story of a decades long fight for justice. >> hang over star bradley cooper wearing the mantle of cooper wearing the mantle of sexiest man alive. on >> stay with us. 7 news at 1 >> stay with us. 7 news at 1 11:00 will b >> pay area residents say they are no longer part of this country and they have taken a blood oath joined a group that has formed its own government with own law and leaders. >> people with similar belief been linked to variety of crime including killing police officers. only the abc 7 news team was able to get that one of the meetings. >> dan is here with a look at what the republic for the united states is all about. >>reporter: so-called sovereign citizens movement has grown in recent years. but even the fbi doesn't know how many people are involved. some experts say there may be hundreds of thousands of people. tonight the i team gets exclusive access t
obama to tears in the just released video. >> then later on "nightline". >> coming up next on "nightline". spent nearly 40 years behind bars for double murder he insist he did not commit. today he was set free. amazing story of a decades long fight for justice. >> hang over star bradley cooper wearing the mantle of cooper wearing the mantle of sexiest man alive. on >> stay with us. 7 news at 1 >> stay with us. 7 news at 1 11:00 will b >>...
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president barack obama and first lady michelle obama sit down with our own barbara walters for their first interview together since the election. >>> tonight's former president george hw bush was in a hospital in intensive care. he is fighting in an elevated fever. he was in hospital with complications from a bout of bronchitis. doctors said they expected the former president would only spend a few days in the hospital and be home for christmas, but his condition worsened with a spike in his fever and he is now in guarded condition in the intensive care unit. >>> a powerful winter storm that lashed the midwest and south is moving to the northeast. in boston the high winds are actually blowing the snow sideways. forecasters, however, say the snow will be gone tomorrow. across the midwest, blizzard warnings are in affect for eight states. the snow, sleet and the rain across the highways have contributed to six deaths. and just driving itself is a real hassle. >> we were trying to get out. >> yes, we were trying to get out of the parking spot and we were spinning in circles. >> the stor
president barack obama and first lady michelle obama sit down with our own barbara walters for their first interview together since the election. >>> tonight's former president george hw bush was in a hospital in intensive care. he is fighting in an elevated fever. he was in hospital with complications from a bout of bronchitis. doctors said they expected the former president would only spend a few days in the hospital and be home for christmas, but his condition worsened with a spike...
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obama took photos at this school in delray beach. once the president's campaign learned the -- learned of the photo of this sly little romeo they posted it on twitter. >>> there will be some new millionaires in the bay area as the restriction is about to be lifted for facebook employees who own stock in the company. the employees' share will be converted into to be storm and can be -- tomorrow and can be sold. facebook workers own 225 million shares about $5.2 billion. but they may wait to sell. facebook's stock price is way below its initial offering of $38 a share closing at $23 a share. >>> a very special honor for a peninsula girl. she will take to the mound in game two in the world series. leslie brinkley has her story. >> i believe i got the ball. >> clarissa fong is a junior in high school and works at the boys and girls club in her free time. the boys and girls club teamed up major league baseball this year and clarissa will get the honor of handing over the game two world series ball. >> since i was a little kid my brother a
obama took photos at this school in delray beach. once the president's campaign learned the -- learned of the photo of this sly little romeo they posted it on twitter. >>> there will be some new millionaires in the bay area as the restriction is about to be lifted for facebook employees who own stock in the company. the employees' share will be converted into to be storm and can be -- tomorrow and can be sold. facebook workers own 225 million shares about $5.2 billion. but they may...
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obama won wisconsin by 14 points but new poles show a tight race. romney was fundraising in california today, so the heavy lifting fell to his running mat, who stumped the florida. >> the president came in with hope and change. well, hope is farther away from us. >> ripe said the obama administration has failed on the economy. >> we must restore the american idea of opportunity. of upward mobility. >> and biden was in new hampshire. the granite state has only four electoral votes but both campaigns are fighting hard for them. >> never, never, never, have we built this country from the top down. it's always been guilt from the -- been built from the middle out. >> rallying residents say romney would take the country backwards. >> they're doubling down on agency that caused the economic crisis in the first place. reporter: the sprint to election day will only get more intense. absentee ballots are already available in wisconsin and there is some form of early voting in all the other battleground states. >> ama: sarah palin is resurrecting her old sayi
obama won wisconsin by 14 points but new poles show a tight race. romney was fundraising in california today, so the heavy lifting fell to his running mat, who stumped the florida. >> the president came in with hope and change. well, hope is farther away from us. >> ripe said the obama administration has failed on the economy. >> we must restore the american idea of opportunity. of upward mobility. >> and biden was in new hampshire. the granite state has only four...
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obama on the view tomorrow at 10. by the way, he did say that she didn't quite the temperament for public office. she agreed with him. >>> tonight bay area television legend was honored. arts entertainment reporter don sanchez celebrates 40 years with kg o television. friends and colleagues including dan and mark and vick lee marked this event by dining with don at san francisco johns grill. lots of memory tonight for don including racing to breaking news story on the first day at abc 7 news with photographer who broke a few rules along the way. >> we went from the station to the fairmount hotel actually in reverse at 50 miles an hour. i'm serious. >> why was he doing that. >> because transmission was out in the car. very old cars the then. >> don says that story never even aired. but of course plenty more did during the career that included just about everything. i mean besides reporting he also served as both news and sports anchor here at abc 7. he's an amazing talent. super nice man. don't know if he's ever done t
obama on the view tomorrow at 10. by the way, he did say that she didn't quite the temperament for public office. she agreed with him. >>> tonight bay area television legend was honored. arts entertainment reporter don sanchez celebrates 40 years with kg o television. friends and colleagues including dan and mark and vick lee marked this event by dining with don at san francisco johns grill. lots of memory tonight for don including racing to breaking news story on the first day at abc...
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obama said speculators are partly to blame. some analysts believe we may have seen their peak. for the second week in a row, prices have dropped, down 2 cents. the $52 million legislative plan the president unveiled would boost federal oversight of energy markets and would implement a tenfold increase in the penalties for market manipulation from $1 million to $10 million. but even as he pointed the finger, the president didn't point out any specific examples of this type of illegal activity. >> i haven't seen anything specific to say that the energy markets are being manipulated. >> reporter: republicans dismissed the president's proposal as gas price theater. >> the president has all the tools available to him if he believes that the oil market is being manipulated. >> reporter: this announcement is the latest attempt by president obama to show americans he feels their pain at the pump. >> rising gas prices means a rough ride for a lot of families. >> reporter: yesterday, the president reiterated there's no magic bullet to bring down gas prices overnight, but he has 200 more
obama said speculators are partly to blame. some analysts believe we may have seen their peak. for the second week in a row, prices have dropped, down 2 cents. the $52 million legislative plan the president unveiled would boost federal oversight of energy markets and would implement a tenfold increase in the penalties for market manipulation from $1 million to $10 million. but even as he pointed the finger, the president didn't point out any specific examples of this type of illegal activity....
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. >>> barack obama and mitt romney duking it out now at the home stretch. the new poll showing the race in a key battleground state is slipping away from romney. why he says he is not worried. >> and the bay area native who survived a deadly of a good afternoon. what he is saying about his ordeal. >> and a quarter of a million dollar jackpot lost in san francisco. >> and then later on "nightline" -- >> i'm cynthia mcfaden, coming up next on "nightline," in the rebellion against the new healthy school lunch guidelines. and from harry potter to a new book for adults only. >>> there has been a major shift in momentum in the race for president. new polls show president obama now 10 points up on mitt romney in ohio which is a key battle ground state. abc news has moved ohio out of the toss up column and into the obama column. that gives the president 255 likely electoral college votes to 206 for romney. 270 are needed to win. both campaigned in the buckeye state today. abc news reporter david muir asked about the poll numbers tonight. >> i'm curious what you wou
. >>> barack obama and mitt romney duking it out now at the home stretch. the new poll showing the race in a key battleground state is slipping away from romney. why he says he is not worried. >> and the bay area native who survived a deadly of a good afternoon. what he is saying about his ordeal. >> and a quarter of a million dollar jackpot lost in san francisco. >> and then later on "nightline" -- >> i'm cynthia mcfaden, coming up next on...
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president obama said romney targeted the middle class with unnecessary fees and taxes. the president also said it will be hard for romney to accomplish all of the last-minute promises he is making right now. >> in florida mitt romney says the president shrunk from the promises he made. romney says he won't do that and says his tenure of president would include more cooperation across at the isle. rom roll told the crowd now is not the time to demonize political opponented and wants to build bridges with the democrats. >> both president obama and mitt romney have cancelled campaign stops because of hurricane sandy. a stop in virginia will not happen because of the growing threat from sandy, and first lady michelle obama cancelled an appearance in new hampshire tuesday. president obama will head back to the white house from florida sunday night to begin monitoring storm conditions from washington. >>> the election day push is also happening here in california. all over the bay area, phone banks are up and calls are being made to voters. here's the story from oakland. >> d
president obama said romney targeted the middle class with unnecessary fees and taxes. the president also said it will be hard for romney to accomplish all of the last-minute promises he is making right now. >> in florida mitt romney says the president shrunk from the promises he made. romney says he won't do that and says his tenure of president would include more cooperation across at the isle. rom roll told the crowd now is not the time to demonize political opponented and wants to...
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the evens do not include president obama's agents. >> he was made aware of it. >> but the allegations were serious enough for the secret service to pull the entire unit out thursday before the president arrived. another team was flown in to replace them. >> take chance like this and to compromise security like this is a scandal. >> the agency says at no point was the president's security compromised. >> the secret service in the statement is promising a thorough investigation. the secret service takes all allegations of misconduct seriously. the entire matter has been turn over to the office of professional responsibility which serves as the agency's internal affairs come pope component. the last time the secret service faced this kind of public scrutiny is when agents allowed the party crashers to attend a state dinner in november of 2009. >> if found guilty of misconduct the secret service personnel could face reprimand and possibly lose their jobs. abc news. >> alan: former vice-president dick cheney made his first public appearance three weeks after undergoing heart transplant sur
the evens do not include president obama's agents. >> he was made aware of it. >> but the allegations were serious enough for the secret service to pull the entire unit out thursday before the president arrived. another team was flown in to replace them. >> take chance like this and to compromise security like this is a scandal. >> the agency says at no point was the president's security compromised. >> the secret service in the statement is promising a thorough...
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. >> ama: president obama and mitt are on cures for a culture war. today romney fired another shot at the president's endorsement of she is she same-sex marriage. here's the battle that is shaping up. >> reporter: romney told 14,000 graduates at an evan evangelical christian university that he believes major is between a man and a woman. in the bay area a pastor says this debate is a redthis debateg that some politicians avoiding the real issues. >> mitt romney took a firm stance at life university in virginia founded by jerry falwell. >> it is today with the enduring institution of marriage, merrick is a relationship between one man and one woman. [applause] >> the talked about president obama's support of same-sex marriage and received huge play, hoping to cement his mormon religion, he added. >> no feater force for good in the nation than clinton shens in action. >> people have to wise up. this kind of devious, politicking. that has nothing to do with faith, belief, and religion. but it's all about money, and power. >> reverend amos brown is the p
. >> ama: president obama and mitt are on cures for a culture war. today romney fired another shot at the president's endorsement of she is she same-sex marriage. here's the battle that is shaping up. >> reporter: romney told 14,000 graduates at an evan evangelical christian university that he believes major is between a man and a woman. in the bay area a pastor says this debate is a redthis debateg that some politicians avoiding the real issues. >> mitt romney took a firm...
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president obama and first lady michelle paid visits to arlington national cemetery and the pentagon. >>> in the south bay, a multi multi-phase picnic took place in front of the government center.
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. >> also former president clinton gets a bear hug after nominating barack obama. why he believes the president should get four more years. abc7 political reporter mark [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. your new light creamy potato with bacon & cheese soup says it's 100 calories a serving. that's right. in what world do potatoes, bacon and cheese add up to 100 calories? your world. my world. ♪ [ whispers ] real bacon... creamy cheese... [ whispers ] 100 calories... say it again... [ whispers ] 100 calories... ma'am, hello? ma'am [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. [ rain pattering ] [ heels clicking ] [ female announcer ] yoplait light tastes great now... ♪ ...and feels great later 20 delicious flavors of yoplait light, now at 90 calories each. yoplait, it is so good! brought down the house at the democratic national convention. he formally nominated president barack obama who then joined him on the stage to the delight of the packed arena. political reporter mark matthews has the speech and reaction from charlotte from the biggest names in
. >> also former president clinton gets a bear hug after nominating barack obama. why he believes the president should get four more years. abc7 political reporter mark [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. your new light creamy potato with bacon & cheese soup says it's 100 calories a serving. that's right. in what world do potatoes, bacon and cheese add up to 100 calories? your world. my world. ♪ [ whispers ] real bacon... creamy cheese... [ whispers ] 100 calories... say it again... [...
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. >> president obama is speaking where a campaign stop turned into a somber remembrance of four americans who were killed in libia. among them u.s. ambassador christopher stevens who grew up in the bay area. i'm larry beil in for dan ashley. >> and i'm carolyn johnson. the attack on the u.s. consulate seemed well orchestrated and designed to take lives. as many as 20 heavily armed men set fire to that compound trapping the americans inside. they likely died of smoke inhalation. two american destroyers and 50 marines are on the move to libia tonight. all u.s. embassies around the world are on high alert. chris stevens is the first u.s. ambassador killed in the line of duty since 1988. he rushed to the compound to help save others and gave his life in the process. ama dates is live from the cal campus where a vigil took place at stevens fraternity. ama? >> reporter: yes, he was honored because this is where he went to school, and this was his fraternity. i spoke to one of his friends today who actually met him through the fraternity. they have been good friends ever since. and really it is
. >> president obama is speaking where a campaign stop turned into a somber remembrance of four americans who were killed in libia. among them u.s. ambassador christopher stevens who grew up in the bay area. i'm larry beil in for dan ashley. >> and i'm carolyn johnson. the attack on the u.s. consulate seemed well orchestrated and designed to take lives. as many as 20 heavily armed men set fire to that compound trapping the americans inside. they likely died of smoke inhalation. two...
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obama, if i had to be someone else i would be beyonce. and the pop superstar had earlier written a fan letter, i'm so proud to have my daughter grow up in this a world that she has people to look up to. >> she tweeted back, thank you for being a role model that kids can look up to. >> maybe looking back, it's fitting that the inauguration ball it was beyonce singing to the first couple, a magical performance but it didn't stop there. beyonce has embraced the first lady's role in childhood obesity to move your body video and as you can see, the first lady clearly enjoys beyonce and her music. >>> there was another festivity in san francisco today. thousands packed the mission district to enjoy a yearly spring ritual, carnavale. 34th year in the mission was this year's theme was spanning borders and bridging cultures. some people look forward to it year after year. >> what does it mean to you guys? >> it's a day you can be 16 all day long. [ laughter ] >> you can be ag as silly as you like. >> never too old. today's festival featured plenty
obama, if i had to be someone else i would be beyonce. and the pop superstar had earlier written a fan letter, i'm so proud to have my daughter grow up in this a world that she has people to look up to. >> she tweeted back, thank you for being a role model that kids can look up to. >> maybe looking back, it's fitting that the inauguration ball it was beyonce singing to the first couple, a magical performance but it didn't stop there. beyonce has embraced the first lady's role in...
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president obama tonight outlined his path for the country going forward. he acknowledged the economic challenge but vow the problems can be solved. mark matthewfás is in charlotte tonight with the president speech and reaction from bay area delegat delegate. >>reporter: the president said in november voters will have a choice not just between candidates or parties but between fundamentally different paths for the country. >> madam chair woman, delegate delegates, i accept your nomination for president of the united states. [applause]. >> president obama said he wants to restoret( the value tht built america. >> largest middle class and strongest economy the world has ever known. [applause]. >>reporter: characterizes the republican plan as the same prescription they have had for 30 years. >> feel a cold come on, take 2 tax cuts, roll back some regulations and call us in the morning. [applause]. >>reporter: he caution oned some in his party not to depend on government to solve every problem and lit into republicans believing govern government is the problem
president obama tonight outlined his path for the country going forward. he acknowledged the economic challenge but vow the problems can be solved. mark matthewfás is in charlotte tonight with the president speech and reaction from bay area delegat delegate. >>reporter: the president said in november voters will have a choice not just between candidates or parties but between fundamentally different paths for the country. >> madam chair woman, delegate delegates, i accept your...
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let's get him out. >> at a campaign fundraiser in florida president obama was also setting his sights on november. >> and i am not even here just because i need your help. i am here because your country needs your help. >> newt gingrich and ron paul vowed to remain in the republican race. a new poll shows if the election were held today the president would win 51-44% over mitt romy into. mr. obama is especially strong among women leading 57-38%. >>> a south bay choir teachers teacher is accused of using an ink pen with a hidden camera to spy on his students. he was sharp paw roaning a school trip over the weekend when they say he used the spy pen to tape girls aged 13 to 17 as they undressed in a hotel bathroom. he has been arrested on producing producing child porn and he has been suspended from his job with the san jose-based youth choir and salinas high school. >>> george lucas is vowing to pressure from his neighbors. they report that lucas has dropped plans to build a huge digital film making complex on his 52-acre lucas valley ranch. the nearby homeowners said it would destroy t
let's get him out. >> at a campaign fundraiser in florida president obama was also setting his sights on november. >> and i am not even here just because i need your help. i am here because your country needs your help. >> newt gingrich and ron paul vowed to remain in the republican race. a new poll shows if the election were held today the president would win 51-44% over mitt romy into. mr. obama is especially strong among women leading 57-38%. >>> a south bay choir...
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the obama administration pledged to bring bp officials to justice. these first charges show that some officials at the oil company knew how bad the damage was, even as they were trying to publicly downplay it. just over two years after the devastating oil spill in the gulf of mexico, the first criminal charges have been filed. kurt mix, a former bp engineer, was arrested on two counts of obstructing justice. he's accused of intentionally deleting more than 300 text messages. text messages that showed that some officials at bp knew the massive amount of oil that was gushing into the gulf but lied to the public about it. the government says that in a text message to a supervisor from may 2010, kurt mix estimated that 15,000 barrels of oil per day were leaking, not the 5,000 the company was saying publicly. the justice department said mix later deleted this text. in february, attorney general eric holder vowed to bring bp officials to justice. >> people and organizations have to be held accountable, responsible for the lives that were disrupted, the eco
the obama administration pledged to bring bp officials to justice. these first charges show that some officials at the oil company knew how bad the damage was, even as they were trying to publicly downplay it. just over two years after the devastating oil spill in the gulf of mexico, the first criminal charges have been filed. kurt mix, a former bp engineer, was arrested on two counts of obstructing justice. he's accused of intentionally deleting more than 300 text messages. text messages that...
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president obama and hamid karzai signed an agreement on the u.s. role in afghanistan after 2014 when afghan forces are expected to take control of their nation's security. but the deal is limited. it does not outline any specific troop levels or funding after that point. there are roughly 88,000 u.s. forces in afghanistan right now. the surge troops are scheduled to come home by september. the remainder by 2014. a senior administration official said it was important for the president to sign this deal in afghanistan to reinforce the message that even after the troops leave, the u.s. remains committed to the afghan people. >> the reason the afghans have an opportunity for a new tomorrow is because of you. >> the president's visit lasted just six hours. the deadly attack in kabul happened after he left the country. >>> let's talk about the weather forecast as we hit the middle of the week. >> we have some showers coming our way, but not until thursday. some people have been asking, it is may. do we really see rain? >> yes, we do. the average rain for
president obama and hamid karzai signed an agreement on the u.s. role in afghanistan after 2014 when afghan forces are expected to take control of their nation's security. but the deal is limited. it does not outline any specific troop levels or funding after that point. there are roughly 88,000 u.s. forces in afghanistan right now. the surge troops are scheduled to come home by september. the remainder by 2014. a senior administration official said it was important for the president to sign...
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that includes obama care. i am going to work to reform and save -- >> [boo]. >> if you want a president that will make things better in the african-american community, you are looking at him. >> romney faces an uphill battle getting votes in the black community. according to an abc news poll they support obama over romney 96-3%. >>> a dog owner is accusing menlo park police of being trigger-happy because they shot and wounded her pittbull puppy. she says her dog is not vicious. a neighbor called police saying the dog chased her. two officers approached mister, and one said the dog lunged at him. both opened fire and a bullet passed through mister's skull near his eye. >> why do you have tasers, or why do you have your clubs or why do you have any of your other gadgets if you are going to pull for your gun and shoot first? >> now, it is not clear if mister will be able to -- will end up being blind in that eye. niece happens to be the same who was nicknamed strawberry short cake who was on the jury who convicte
that includes obama care. i am going to work to reform and save -- >> [boo]. >> if you want a president that will make things better in the african-american community, you are looking at him. >> romney faces an uphill battle getting votes in the black community. according to an abc news poll they support obama over romney 96-3%. >>> a dog owner is accusing menlo park police of being trigger-happy because they shot and wounded her pittbull puppy. she says her dog is...
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demonstrate ares on friday bashed in the windowses of president obama's re-election headquarters but event organizes are not worried about anything happening during this event and one vendor is hoping for the safe party to continue. >> no breaking of windows, shops, nothing. having a good time. that's what oakland needs. >> reporter: in oakland, abc-7 news. >> ama: someone knocked over as many as 20 crosses at controversial memorial in lafayette that honors fallen soldiers. the vandalism was discovered last night. each cross represents lives lost in the wars in afghanistan and iraq. they were put up by antiwar activists in 2006 and quickly drew national attention. at the time several crosses were pulled down by supporters of the war, who felt they showed an antiwar bias. police aren't sure who pulled the crosses down this time. >> alan: just ahead, gearing up for seven minutes of terror as the mars rover curiosity gets ready to land. how you can witness history tomorrow. >> ama: customers charged numerous times after trying to get a deal on a southwest flight. >> six flags tries to g
demonstrate ares on friday bashed in the windowses of president obama's re-election headquarters but event organizes are not worried about anything happening during this event and one vendor is hoping for the safe party to continue. >> no breaking of windows, shops, nothing. having a good time. that's what oakland needs. >> reporter: in oakland, abc-7 news. >> ama: someone knocked over as many as 20 crosses at controversial memorial in lafayette that honors fallen soldiers....
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the obama administration says assange is a matter for sweden, ecuador and britain to handle. >>> we are heading into the final week before the republican convention and tonight medicare is front and center once again. here is david curly. >> sources tell abc news that as of tonight they are planing to open their convention in tampa with mitt romney's partner, his wife, ann romney, who has been taking the mic more often. >> we are not going take it anymore. we are taking the white house back. >> ann romney was with her husband this sunday as they attended church in new hampshire. the current resident of the white house walked to church with his family. while they were all praying, their surrogates were talking about one thing. >> medicare. >> medicare. >> immediate do cake. >> why so much -- why so much chat? for the first time in a longtime, republicans have a hammer. the president's plan to use $700 billion from medicare to help pay for health carrie form. there was ryan with his mom in front of florida seniors. >> medicare should not be used as a piggy bank for obama care. medicare sh
the obama administration says assange is a matter for sweden, ecuador and britain to handle. >>> we are heading into the final week before the republican convention and tonight medicare is front and center once again. here is david curly. >> sources tell abc news that as of tonight they are planing to open their convention in tampa with mitt romney's partner, his wife, ann romney, who has been taking the mic more often. >> we are not going take it anymore. we are taking the...
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clinton made the first of three planned campaign experiences alongside president obama. former president clinton told the audience of about 500 that obama has, quote, beaten the clock to help the economy recover, and he says president obama deserves to be reelected.e erupted after four l.a. police officers were acquitted in the beating of rodney king. the l.a. riots captivated the national spotlight as rioters filled the streets. >> 20 years ago today, april 29th, 1992, racial tensions in los angeles boiled over in one of the worst riots in our nation's history began. buildings burned and storefronts were destroyed and,000 of people of all -- thousands of people of all became races became victims. the rioting lasted for several days, and when the smoke cleared, 53 people were dead, and more than 2,000 were injured. >> it is not just one element. there are a number of elements come together that could cause a community and cause people to believe that you won't hear me? we can't have a fair day in court? we cannot have the same opportunities? listen to this. >> at first,
clinton made the first of three planned campaign experiences alongside president obama. former president clinton told the audience of about 500 that obama has, quote, beaten the clock to help the economy recover, and he says president obama deserves to be reelected.e erupted after four l.a. police officers were acquitted in the beating of rodney king. the l.a. riots captivated the national spotlight as rioters filled the streets. >> 20 years ago today, april 29th, 1992, racial tensions in...
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. >> earlier at arrival they will be met by obama supporters before the valet parking attendants. it was a tame protest organized by the bay area democratic party officials. they criticize the supporters saying they care only about short-term profit without regard for consequences. singling out meg whitman who announced 27,000 layoffs at hp. >> one of the biggest hosts for this a week ago laid off 27,000 workers. i want to know who is advising romney to show up with someone who laid off 27,000 workers. it is almost like they are celebrating job loss. >> san francisco republican says fund raising will be different this time around. >> they were able to raise small contributions from donors who were interest contributing for the first time. $25, $50 contributions. those people still don't have jobs three and four years later. big money is the only game in town. >> tonight's guests pay $2500 just to stand in the garden with romney. it is $10,000 for a picture with him and it is 25,000 bought a round table discussion and dinner went for $50,000. earlier today obama called romney to co
. >> earlier at arrival they will be met by obama supporters before the valet parking attendants. it was a tame protest organized by the bay area democratic party officials. they criticize the supporters saying they care only about short-term profit without regard for consequences. singling out meg whitman who announced 27,000 layoffs at hp. >> one of the biggest hosts for this a week ago laid off 27,000 workers. i want to know who is advising romney to show up with someone who laid...
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the europe economic crisis topped the agenda for president obama and seven other leaders. german chance already angela merckle pushed for austerity measures but many see recent election results as rejections of belt-tightening. >> there is now an emerging consensus that more must be done to promote job growth in the context of fiscal and structural reforms. that consensus for progress was strengthened here at camp david. >> alan: the leaders agreed that iran should not be allowed to build nuclear weapons. their meetings included talks about the crackdowns against protesters in syria as well. >> ama: a storm chaser chaptered dramatic individualover a twister in kansas. incredible. officials say a tornado is believed to have touched down. a number of trees were upreed but no homes were damaged. and there are no immediate reports of injuries, but as you see, the storm made quite a site. >> back here in the bay area, the world war ii battle ship the uss iowa is on its way to southern california to become a floating museum. crews have been restoring it at pier 3 in richmond. it
the europe economic crisis topped the agenda for president obama and seven other leaders. german chance already angela merckle pushed for austerity measures but many see recent election results as rejections of belt-tightening. >> there is now an emerging consensus that more must be done to promote job growth in the context of fiscal and structural reforms. that consensus for progress was strengthened here at camp david. >> alan: the leaders agreed that iran should not be allowed to...
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advantage obama jie. and there is still one more debate to come on that. it will be closely watched. twitter lit up. they released the most tweeted moments. a question about immigration drew 109,000 tweets per minute when the president told romney you are the last to get tough on china. and mitt romney's response to a tax rate question generated 107,000 tweets per minute. twitter said there were 7.2 million tweets during the town hall debate. that's compared to 10 million during the first debate. while some tweeted others discussed the debate face-to-face. alan wang has two parties, one republican and one democrat. >> reporter: as you can get, both sides believe their man did a better job, but they agreed on one thing, that the president performed much better than he did in the last debate. >> i think obama had to win tonight and i think he did. >> reporter: they were happy to see the two candidates going toe to toe. joy he was on message and didn't let governor romney get away with anything. if the governor was going to be flashy the president was going t
advantage obama jie. and there is still one more debate to come on that. it will be closely watched. twitter lit up. they released the most tweeted moments. a question about immigration drew 109,000 tweets per minute when the president told romney you are the last to get tough on china. and mitt romney's response to a tax rate question generated 107,000 tweets per minute. twitter said there were 7.2 million tweets during the town hall debate. that's compared to 10 million during the first...
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that was the word barack obama used when he was running for president. obviously mitt romney would like to bring his own version of change to the country. we are already seeing some of the messaging, even though the convention will be starting late, they are getting the message going in tampa. >> the chairman of the republican party spoke to us earlier from tampa. he is downplaying the impact of isaac. >> i think the fact it is happening early on is a slight delay than it would have if it was in the middle of the convention. our delegates are streaming in of the i think they will have a lot of bottled up energy for tuesday. >> he tells us 172 delegates are representing california on the on the venges floor -- on the convention floor in tampa. they expect about 800 californians to take part in various activities connected to the convention. we will have complete coverage. abc7 news political reporter mark matthews with i will have live reports from the republican national convention in tampa beginning tomorrow. >> a new abc news washington post poll shows
that was the word barack obama used when he was running for president. obviously mitt romney would like to bring his own version of change to the country. we are already seeing some of the messaging, even though the convention will be starting late, they are getting the message going in tampa. >> the chairman of the republican party spoke to us earlier from tampa. he is downplaying the impact of isaac. >> i think the fact it is happening early on is a slight delay than it would have...
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obama for not doing enough to strengthen the u.s. economy. not so says the president, in his weekly address. he pointed to his bailout of the u.s. auto industry. >> i bet on american workers and american ingenuity and three years later that bet is paying off in a big way. >> the president is betting on star power to bowl -- bowlster his chances. president clinton and bruce springsteen will work next week. >> the next presidential debate, tuesday at hofstra university in new york, and this one will have the town hall format. we'll carry it live starting at 6:00 p.m. >> californians like online voter registration but that might not be good news for'mans. more than 400,000 canadians have ridge -- californians have if ridge erred to vote, and more than 70% of them are registering as democrats. >> amd is cutting more than 2300 jobs. computers just aren't selling as well as they used to. amd cut 10% of the work force last year. this time around the number figures to be about 20%. mostly in engineering and sales. >> investigators in los angeles are
obama for not doing enough to strengthen the u.s. economy. not so says the president, in his weekly address. he pointed to his bailout of the u.s. auto industry. >> i bet on american workers and american ingenuity and three years later that bet is paying off in a big way. >> the president is betting on star power to bowl -- bowlster his chances. president clinton and bruce springsteen will work next week. >> the next presidential debate, tuesday at hofstra university in new...
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with a knowing smile. >> president barack obama. the first official campaign rally, but the themes are familiar. >> this is not just another election. this is a make or break moment for the middle class and we have been through too much to turn back now. >> reporter: the president refrained from naming his presumed opponent until today. >> governor romney doesn't get that. >> reporter: while trying to frame differences. >> corporations aren't people. people are people. >> reporter: mr. obama called romney a rubber stamp of failed republican policies. >> ohio, i'm their say we were there, we remember, and we are not going back. we are moving this country forward. >> reporter: for this kickoff, the obama campaign has hit college campuses, targeting young voters and women. >> i think moving up. >> i can't imagine if romney would get in, he would take us -- especially the women back to the 1930s. >> reporter: the president is reaching back for some energy from four years ago. >> if people ask you what this campaign is about, you tell th
with a knowing smile. >> president barack obama. the first official campaign rally, but the themes are familiar. >> this is not just another election. this is a make or break moment for the middle class and we have been through too much to turn back now. >> reporter: the president refrained from naming his presumed opponent until today. >> governor romney doesn't get that. >> reporter: while trying to frame differences. >> corporations aren't people. people...
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president obama insists he has the authority. abc7 news reporter ama dates is live in san jose with both sides of the story. ama? >> yes dan. not unexpected that the republicans are saying this is not the best move. it will do more harm than good in the long run. some people are celebrating the president's move. she just became a u.s. citizen last year shee. was born in mexico and came here with her parents when she was 5. she graduated from san jose state when she was 10 and an active member for students with higher education. >> the group is advocating for all students regardless of legal status regardless of college degree. it doubles as a party to celebrate president obama's announcement of less deportation enforcement for young, undocumented immigrants. >> these students have been here since their younger years. and they are going to call it so they can go back to their community. it is not like they are going to go back to their native land. not rely on social services and not rely on unemployment. >> they are voicing their
president obama insists he has the authority. abc7 news reporter ama dates is live in san jose with both sides of the story. ama? >> yes dan. not unexpected that the republicans are saying this is not the best move. it will do more harm than good in the long run. some people are celebrating the president's move. she just became a u.s. citizen last year shee. was born in mexico and came here with her parents when she was 5. she graduated from san jose state when she was 10 and an active...
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standing next to empty chair eastwood carried on a conversation with an imaginary president obama. >> and then i just wondered all these promises and then i wondered about, you know, when, when the -- what? what do you want me to tell romney? i can't tell him to do that. can't do that to himself. you are absolutely crazy. >> you are getting as bad as biden. >> now as clint eastwood was speak to go social media was oscillating up before he even finished already twitter accounts for clint chair and invisible obama which already has more than 30,000 followers. and the abc 7 news facebook page heating up as well. laura said this good bad and stupid. randy said this shows why he quit doing comedy since the da days with the orangatan and elizabeth said he made my day. >> hantavirus at yosemite sicken 2 more people. that brings the total infected to 6. with two fatality. at least 5 of the people stayed in the tented cabin in curry village. park officials closed 90 of the contain. they are in the process of cleaning them and ceiling off areas where mice can get in. the virus is spread through
standing next to empty chair eastwood carried on a conversation with an imaginary president obama. >> and then i just wondered all these promises and then i wondered about, you know, when, when the -- what? what do you want me to tell romney? i can't tell him to do that. can't do that to himself. you are absolutely crazy. >> you are getting as bad as biden. >> now as clint eastwood was speak to go social media was oscillating up before he even finished already twitter accounts...